Pachyramphus aglaiae
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In 3 days ~10% in a week ~20%
The rose-throated becard (Pachyramphus aglaiae) is a medium-sized passerine bird in the family Tityridae. It breeds from southeasternmost Arizona and extreme southern Texas in the United States and across Central America to western Panama. Males are mostly gray with a dark crest and have a characteristic rose-colored neck bib, which is absent in certain rainforest populations. Females also have a dark crest but are otherwise browner, with rusty-brown upperparts and pale buffy underparts.
The rose-throated becard is an omnivore, consuming fruit, berries, seeds, and (primarily) insects, either on the wing or by gleaning. Its typical habitat is riparian woodland and other semi-arid or subtropical open habitats with scattered trees. Breeding typically begins in May, with three to six eggs being laid in a domed nest suspended from a high tree branch.
The rose-throated becard was formally described by French ornithologist and baron Frédéric de Lafresnaye in 1839 under the binomial name Pachyrhynchus aglaiae. This binomial is now considered invalid due to the name Pachyrhynchus already being used for a genus of beetles. The rose-throated becard is now placed in the genus Pachyramphus... Wikipedia →
| # | City | Country | Daily sighting probability |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Monterrey | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 2 | Managua | 🇳🇮 Nicaragua | |
| 3 | San Salvador | 🇸🇻 El Salvador | |
| 4 | San Pedro Sula | 🇭🇳 Honduras | |
| 5 | Guatemala City | 🇬🇹 Guatemala | |
| 6 | Guadalajara | 🇲🇽 México | |
| 7 | San José | 🇨🇷 Costa Rica |
Rare
Under 5% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-throated Becard sighting in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca on a given day, based on 6 verified sightings from GBIF citizen-science data from 2019 to 2026. It is the 90th most-seen of the 103 birds we can rate there. Over three days the chance rises to about 10%, and over a week to about 20%, if each day is a fresh chance.
March
In that month about 20% of wildlife watchers report a Rose-throated Becard in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca on a given day, against under 5% in May and October–February, the lowest months. That is one of Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca's driest months, with about 35 mm of rain against 270 mm in July. April and June–September have too few records to rate.
Between 7 and 10 am
Across all the parks we cover, that three-hour window holds the most Rose-throated Becard sightings with a recorded time, and about 9 in 10 of them come between 6 am and 6 pm: it is a daytime animal.
22nd of 27
Of the 27 parks where we can rate Rose-throated Becard sightings, Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca ranks 22nd at under 5%. The best odds are in Masaya Volcano National Park (Nicaragua, about 40%), Sian Ka'an Biosphere Reserve (Mexico, about 30%) and El Triunfo (Mexico, about 30%).
Same order: Passeriformes
The closest relatives of the Rose-throated Becard that you can see in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (order Passeriformes, Perching Birds) are Yellow-eyed Junco (about 80%), Ruby-crowned Kinglet (about 70%) and Red Warbler (about 50%), with each one's daily chance of a sighting.
GBIF citizen-science records
It is estimated from how often the Rose-throated Becard is recorded against all the birds logged in Reserva de la Biosfera Mariposa Monarca (6 verified sightings from 2019 to 2026), calibrated against known sighting rates. Figures are rounded to the nearest 10% because citizen-science data supports honest approximations, not decimals, and months with records from fewer than five people show "—". How it works.
